PDA (thing)

Ex-AppleCEOJohn Sculley coined the term Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). Apple subsequently released the first device that fitted the definition of a PDA, the Newton. On closer inspection, however, it diverged from the specification in one crucial respect: it wasn't any use (or was it?).

Steve Jobs killed the Newton project shortly after his return to Apple in 1997. He subsequently tried to buy Palm but was rebuffed.